EBONY:
English name derived from the vocabulary word ebony, derived from Latin ebenus,
from Greek ebenos "ebony tree," from ancient Egyptian hbny,
from Hebrew eben
"stone," so called because of its hard wood.

EBRU:
Turkish name derived from ebru, the art of marbling, from Ottoman Turkish ebri,
meaning "cloud," suggestive of the streaked aspect in marbling.

ECHO:
Latin form of Greek Ekho, meaning "echo, re-sound."
In mythology, this is the name of an Oread (mountain nymph) who was cursed
by Hera with the voice of the echo
as punishment for distracting her with constant chatter.

EGLANTINE:
English name derived from the Latin name for the "sweetbrier
rose," from aculeus, meaning "spine, prickle."

EGLĖ:
Lithuanian name meaning
"spruce," derived from an ancient fairy tale about a maiden who
marries a king of grass snakes who inhabit the sea. She is betrayed at the
end of the story and turns herself into a spruce tree.

EILEITHYIA
(Εἰλείθυια): Greek name derived from the word
eleluthyia,
meaning "relieve." In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of
childbirth. Her Latin name is Lucina.

EILIAN:
Welsh unisex name probably derived from the word eilio, meaning
"second, a moment in time." This was the name of a saint who is
said to have performed miraculous cures and after whom the place Ffynnon Eilian (St. Elian's well)
was named.

EKHO
(Έχω): Greek name meaning "echo,
re-sound."
In mythology, this is the name of an Oread (mountain nymph) who was cursed
by Hera with the voice of the echo
as punishment for distracting her with constant chatter.

ELAINE:
Old French form of Greek Helénē,
possibly meaning
"torch." In Malory's Morte D'Arthur (Death of Arthur), this is the name of the
tragic figure who dies of grief because Sir Lancelot is unable to return her
love.

ELANOR:
From the name of a Tolkien character, meaning "star sun."

ELAYNE:
English variant spelling of French Elaine, possibly meaning
"torch."

ELBA:
English name borrowed from the name of an Italian island where Napoleon was
exiled, derived from Latin Ilva, from Greek Aethale,
meaning "soot, grime."

EL-BORAK:
Arabic name meaning "the lightning." In mythology, this is the
name of the horse which conveyed Mahomet from earth to the
seventh heaven. She was milk-white in
color, had the wings of an eagle and a human face with horse's cheeks. Every
pace she took was equal to the farthest range of human sight. She is also
called simply Borak.

ELDA:
Old Italian form of German Hilda,
meaning "battle." Not in use before the 20th century.

ELDREDA:
Feminine form of Middle English Eldred, meaning
"old advisor."